| Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa The India Meteorological Department and ICAR offer Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) to farmers under Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS), optimizing farm-level decisions in extreme weather. Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Programme under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) integrates farming systems to reduce climate-related risks. |
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) plans to revive the District Agro-Meteorology Units (DAMUs) under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme.
- Established in 2018 in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- DAMUs provided sub-district level agricultural advisories using weather data.
- These units were shut down in March by IMD suggesting automation and pushing for privatization of agro-met services.
- Agro-met units provide critical weather information, enabling better planning of agricultural activities like sowing, harvesting, and irrigation.
- DAMUs, located within Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), prepared advisories based on weather data such as rainfall, temperature, and wind speeds.
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